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Huge flood-control pumps installed in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina don't protect the city adequately and the Army Corps of Engineers could have saved $430 million in replacement costs by buying proven equipment, a federal investigation finds.
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Wednesday 26 August, 2009 12:46 PM |
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As engineering plastics replace metals in many applications, engineers are required to come to grips with the different performance parameters to ensure they specify the right thermoplastic material for the application. |
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Tuesday 25 August, 2009 08:23 AM |
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The twin-clutch transmission, also known as the Direct Shift Gearbox (DSG) or dual-clutch transmission, is an automated transmission that can change gears faster than any other geared transmission. Twin-clutch transmissions deliver more power and better control than a traditional automatic transmission and faster performance than a manual transmission
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Monday 24 August, 2009 01:30 PM |
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Boeing Advanced Network and Space Systems , a unit of Boeing Phantom Works, has presented Bal Seal Engineering, Inc., a global provider of sealing, connecting, conducting and shielding solutions, with an award for its work on the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Fast Access Spacecraft Testbed (FAST) program.
DARPA’s FAST aims to develop a new, ultra-lightweight High Power Generation System (HPGS) that can generate up to 175 kilowatts – more power than is currently available to the International Space Station. |
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Monday 24 August, 2009 09:26 AM |
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The design and selection of suitable rolling bearings for wind turbine rotor shafts and gearboxes is critical in order to ensure a long service life and to minimise maintenance costs, says Dr Steve Lacey, Engineering Manager at Schaeffler UK.
For more than 25 years, the Schaeffler Group has designed and produced bearings for wind turbines. Specialist engineers work closely with designers, manufacturers and operators of wind turbines to ensure that the optimum bearing arrangements are selected to meet the demanding operating requirements. Bearing selection is backed up by detailed calculations using sophisticated software developed within the Schaeffler Group. |
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Friday 21 August, 2009 04:13 PM |
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The use of FRP structural linings to strengthen and/or rehabilitate existing pipelines is increasingly gaining widespread acceptance among power plant and utility facility managers. The versatility of the linings to conform to a wide range of diameters and lengths, their high strength properties, light weight, impermeability, thinness and fast rate of application/installation are some of the reasons why many managers prefer FRP linings to other retrofit alternatives (Concrete Repair Bulletin, 2008). However, some managers may still have the misconception that FRP lining installation requires significant operational downtime. Recent advances in FRP technology, as well as improved installation methodologies have significant decreased the installation time. This article illustrates the impact of these methodologies on the largest FRP pipeline structural rehabilitation job done in a single phase in the world.
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Sunday 16 August, 2009 01:01 PM |
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Kraftanlagen München GmbH , one of the leading European companies in the piping systems and plant construction sector, has placed an extensive order to Citec Engineering Oy Ab.
Including all options, the deal amounts to approximately EUR3.4m ($5.6m). |
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Sunday 16 August, 2009 08:57 AM |
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PING continues its 50th year of bringing game-changing innovations to golfers world-wide with its most comprehensive product launch in history, company Chairman and CEO John A. Solheim announced today. |
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Thursday 30 July, 2009 02:04 PM |
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Wire ropes are complex machines and the safety of crew and vessels depend on the correct selection and proper maintenance of wire ropes.
Even more important is the correct lubrication and coating of marine wire ropes to protect them from corrosion, premature wear and rapid failure. |
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Wednesday 29 July, 2009 06:20 PM |
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The Northern Ireland based machinery manufacturer, Redrock Engineering Ltd , has introduced a new 3 tonne lift capacity pivot steer telehandler. The new TH320 will replace the existing Redrock TH280S model originally launched in 2004. |
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Friday 10 July, 2009 12:53 PM |
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The mechanical mandible allows experts to study the wear-and-tear on dental fittings like crowns and bridges without using costly human subjects.
Fittings are made from well-known metals, polymers and ceramics – but their dental wear properties are often poorly understood. |
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Tuesday 30 June, 2009 11:06 AM |
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For more than 20 years Mayflower Engineering has worked successfully with a variety of artists, architects and local authorities in the design, manufacture and installation of a wide range of sculptures continuing the success of the Sheffield-based engineering company.
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Sunday 28 June, 2009 02:11 PM |
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Even though the locally-based tow truck and recovery equipment maker is the largest company of its kind in the world, few trucks on the road bear the Miller name. Instead they are manufactured under brand names like Chevron, Challenger, Century, Holmes and Vulcan
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Sunday 14 June, 2009 10:36 AM |
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A new modular approach to design, developed in the car and aviation sectors, promises crane buyers more choice and cheaper cranes, with fewer parts, faster delivery times and simpler staff training. Two of the world’s biggest crane builders have demonstrated their commitment to this strategy by appointing senior engineers from the aviation industry. Will North spoke to them both. |
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Friday 12 June, 2009 11:59 AM |
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The Drum Posting Equipment (DPE) is the gateway for the Dounreay Cementation Plant Import/Export Facility, an extension to the Dounreay Cementation Plant (DCP) which was built in 2007. It is a waste transfer building connected to the DCP within the Fuel Cycle Area, and is designed to increase the capacity for storage of waste from the decommissioning programme on the |
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Tuesday 2 June, 2009 05:13 PM |
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A lot happened in 1989. Emperor Hirohito died after 62 years as emperor of Japan. The Communist Party of Poland voted to legalize the trade union Solidarity. The Soviet Union pulled the last of its troops out of Afghanistan. The Simpsons premiered on Fox. And a man in Chico, California named Paul Price started selling bicycle parts under the name Paul Component Engineering. |
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Thursday 21 May, 2009 03:35 PM |
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Loading and unloading equipment specialist Thorworld Industries has developed a highly informative specialist website covering everything a potential purchaser, hirer or user needs to know about mobile yard ramps - also sometimes referred to as vehicle or container loading ramps. |
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Sunday 26 April, 2009 03:04 PM |
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eme wants Operators & Engineers to stop using bulky and cumbersome lifting equipment. eme's innovative lightweight and portable Gantry Crane represent a step function improvement versus competing products. Join the growing list of users across a variety of industries including Water and Wastewater, Mining, Manufacturing and Aerospace and Defense that are employing the user friendly eme Gantry Crane in creative ways. |
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Wednesday 15 April, 2009 03:15 PM |
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A currently fashionable adage is “Where you stand depends upon where you sit.”
That certainly applies to attitudes about direct-expansion unitary rooftop HVAC units (RTUs or “packaged air conditioning units”). Not surprisingly, manufacturers' representatives speak of RTUs as the workhorses of the industry, as though they are proud Budweiser Clydesdale horses lined up on building roofs. |
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Wednesday 8 April, 2009 03:30 PM |
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Crawler cranes now have the capacity to deal with the most demanding of loads. David Pittman reports.
Crawlers capable of carrying increasingly heavy loads have seen more demand in recent years, and many leading manufacturers now offer models with the capacity to handle loads in excess of 1,000t. |
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Tuesday 7 April, 2009 06:16 AM |
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